Santa Cruz County Office of Education

If you missed last week's Annual Report, please be sure to check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gPo2zpt6FQ

We Want to Fund Your Innovative Idea Attention Santa Cruz County Educators...Do you have an innovative idea for a lesson plan, unit or project but need the funds to bring it to life? Well, get your thinking caps on and start mapping it out! The Santa Cruz COE is pleased to announce our Inaugural Innovation Idol Competition as part of this year's Back to School Reboot. ... For the competition, educators can compete individually or as a team to earn up to $1,000 worth of materials for a classroom project, lesson or unit. Deadline to apply is July 18, 2021 at 11:59 pm. Learn more: https://reboot.santacruzcoe.org/idol

Last Friday, the Santa Cruz County Office of Education celebrated the 22nd Annual Black Graduation. Check out this article on the event: https://www.santacruzsentinel.com//county-celebrates-blac/

Great program this summer for youth 7-12 years of age!

Santa Cruz County’s first-ever youth-led Santa Cruz County Environmental Action Summit was hosted by Youth for Environmental Action under the Santa Cruz County Office of Education on April 29th, 2021. The purpose of the Youth Environmental Leadership Group is to increase and connect youth and community efforts focused on environmental sustainability and implementation of local solutions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjbiKMTGCAE

Fashion Teens Students created videos from their homes to showcase their creative designs. Please check out this year's runway show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu1rEGYt8DQ

Please Register! Student Support and Resilience During a Global Pandemic in Santa Cruz County Monday, June 14th from 6-8 PM Spanish Translation Available... Register: https://sccoe.link/AnnualReport Apoyo y Resiliencia Estudiantil Durante una Pandemia Global en el Condado de Santa Cruz lunes 14 de junio de 6-8pm Traducción al español disponible Registrarse: https://sccoe.link/AnnualReport

From Save Our Shores!

Youth Vaccine Clinic Next Monday 6/7 at Watsonville High from 1:00pm-5:00pm!! Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance Empower Watsonville

Congratulations to our Educators of the Year! Teacher of the Year: JoAnne Roster: New Brighton Middle School: Soquel Union Elementary School District Counselor of the Year: Christie Danner: Scotts Valley High School: Scotts Valley Unified School District... Administrator of the Year: Christina Maclean: Vice Principal: Watsonville High School: Pajaro Valley Unified School District Classified Employee of the Year: Kathy Pruett: Santa Cruz High School Principal’s Secretary: Santa Cruz City School District New Brighton Middle School SUESD Santa Cruz City Schools

Harvey Milk was well known as the first openly gay elected official in California when he served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in the 1970’s.

We continue to work with public health and our medical partners to increase vaccinations for the educational community.

Look up next time you’re driving past a Santa Cruz County school, and you might see a rainbow. It's all part of a first-of-its-kind coordinated effort across local school districts.

Exciting work around our digital equity initiative! Amazing partnership with Cruzio Internet

Santa Cruz COE’s virtual Town Hall featuring Dr. Faris Sabbah, Enid Lee, Keynote by Dr. Pedro Noguera, student voices, and much more! This event focused on students of African descent. https://youtu.be/reTbOrckmgg

Letter to Community about Debris Flow Evacuations from all superintendents in the county. Please be safe. View full letter: https://santacruzcoe.org//1-26-2021-Letter-to-Community-re

Here are some links to help you develop a lesson plan for Discussing Amanda Gorman's Inaugural Poem: https://www.pbs.org//lesson-plan-discuss-22-year-old-ama/ https://www.nytimes.com//lesson-of-the-day-amanda-gorman-a... https://www.facinghistory.org//reflecting-amanda-gormans-h